Academic calendars
Concordia University Wisconsin follows two academic calendars: traditional and non-traditional. For a listing of all University events, please visit the Campus Calendar.
Programs that follow the traditional calendar
- All traditional undergraduate programs
- Applied Exercise Science
- DPT
- Graduate Art Education
- Graduate Music
- Medical Assistant
- AMOT/BMOT/TMOT
- MSIT
- Pharmacy
- Physician Assistant
- OTD
2017 - 2018 Traditional Academic Calendar
Winterim 2018
- January 8, Monday | Winterim Begins
- Classes Resume
- January 26, Friday
- Winterim Examinations
Semester II (Spring 2018)
- January 15, Monday
- Pharmacy Classes Begin (Mequon)
- January 29, Monday
- Second Semester Begins for Traditional Undergraduates (A full day of classes)
- February 9, Friday
- Last Day to Add a Regular Semester Class
- March 12-16, Spring Recess-Traditional Undergraduates
- March 26-30, Pharmacy Spring Recess (Mequon)
- March 29, Thursday | Easter Break Begins
- No classes meet that start after 4:00 p.m. CST
- March 30, Good Friday
- No Classes
- April 1, Sunday | Easter
- April 2, Monday
- Classes Resume at 4:00 p.m. CST
- April 6, Friday
- Last Day to Drop a Regular Semester Class
- May 14-18, Monday-Friday
- Final Examinations
- May 18, Friday
- Graduate Commencement (6:00 p.m.- Mequon) Doctorates and Masters ONLY - R. John Buuck Field House
- May 19, Saturday
- Baccalaureate (10:00 a.m.-Mequon) - Chapel of Christ Triumphant
- Undergraduate Commencement (1:30 p.m.-Mequon) Bachelors and Associates ONLY - R. John Buuck Field House
- May 20, Sunday
- Baccalaureate (11:00 a.m. – Ann Arbor) – Chapel of the Holy Trinity
- Undergraduate Commencement (2:00 p.m.-Ann Arbor) – Field House
Summer 2018
- May 21, Monday
- Summer School - Session 1 Classes Begin
- May 28, Monday | Memorial Day
- No Classes
- June 8, Friday
- Last Day of 3 Week Session 1 Classes
- June 11, Monday
- Summer School - Session 2 Classes Begin
- June 29, Friday
- Last Day of 6 Week Session 1 Classes
- Last Day of 3 Week Session 2 Classes
- July 4, Wednesday | Independence Day
- Most Classes Will Not Meet
- July 20, Friday
- Last Day of 6 Week Session 2 Classes
2018 - 2019 Traditional Academic Calendar
Semester I (Fall 2018)
- August 13, Monday
- Pharmacy Classes Begin (Mequon)
- August 26, Sunday
- Opening Service (Mequon)
- August 27, Monday
- First Day of Traditional Classes (A full day of classes)
- Opening Service (Ann Arbor)
- September 3, Monday | Labor Day
- No Classes
- September 7, Friday
- Last Day to Add a Regular Semester Class
- October 18 & 19, Thursday & Friday
- Fall Break - No Traditional Undergraduate Classes
- November 2, Friday
- Last Day to Drop a Regular Semester Class
- November 21, Wednesday | Thanksgiving Vacation Begins
- No traditional undergraduate classes meet that start after 4:00 p.m. CST
- November 22, Thursday | Thanksgiving Day
- No Classes
- November 23, Friday
- Thanksgiving Break Continues - No Classes
- November 26, Monday
- Classes Resume (A full day of classes)
- December 10-14, Monday-Friday
- Final Examinations
- Christmas Recess Begins After Last Exam
- December 15, Saturday
- Baccalaureate (10:00 a.m.) - Chapel of Christ Triumphant (Mequon)
- Commencement (1:30 p.m.) - R. John Buuck Field House (Mequon)
Winterim 2019
- January 7, Monday | Winterim Begins
- Classes Resume
- January 25, Friday
- Winterim Examinations
Semester II (Spring 2019)
- January 14, Monday
- Pharmacy Classes Begin (Mequon)
- January 28, Monday
- Second Semester Begins for Traditional Undergraduates (A full day of classes)
- February 8, Friday
- Last Day to Add a Regular Semester Class
- March 11-15, Pharmacy Spring Recess (Mequon)
- March 18-22, Spring Recess - Traditional Undergraduates
- April 5, Friday
- Last Day to Drop a Regular Semester Class
- April 18, Thursday | Easter Break Begins
- No classes meet that start after 4:00 p.m. CST
- April 19, Good Friday
- No Classes
- April 21, Sunday | Easter
- April 22, Monday
- Classes Resume at 4:00 p.m. CST
- May 13-17, Monday-Friday
- Final Examinations
- May 17, Friday
- Graduate Commencement (6:00 p.m. - Mequon)
Doctorates and Masters ONLY - R. John Buuck Field House
- Graduate Commencement (6:00 p.m. - Mequon)
- May 18, Saturday
- Baccalaureate (10:00 a.m. - Mequon) - Chapel of Christ Triumphant
- Undergraduate Commencement (1:30 p.m. - Mequon)
Bachelors and Associates ONLY - R. John Buuck Field House
- May 19, Sunday
- Baccalaureate (11:00 a.m. – Ann Arbor) – Chapel of the Holy Trinity
- Undergraduate Commencement (2:00 p.m. - Ann Arbor) – Field House
Summer 2019
- May 20, Monday
- Summer School - Session 1 Classes Begin
- May 27, Monday | Memorial Day
- No Classes
- June 7, Friday
- Last Day of 3 Week Session 1 Classes
- June 10, Monday
- Summer School - Session 2 Classes Begin
- June 28, Friday
- Last Day of 6 Week Session 1 Classes
- Last Day of 3 Week Session 2 Classes
- July 4, Thursday | Independence Day
- Most Classes Will Not Meet
- July 19, Friday
- Last Day of 6 Week Session 2 Classes
2019 - 2020 Traditional Academic Calendar
Semester I (Fall 2019)
- August 12, Monday
- Pharmacy Classes Begin (Mequon)
- August 25, Sunday
- Opening Service (Mequon)
- August 26, Monday
- First Day of Traditional Classes (A full day of classes)
- Opening Service (Ann Arbor)
- September 2, Monday | Labor Day
- No Classes
- September 6, Friday
- Last Day to Add a Regular Semester Class
- October 17 & 18, Thursday & Friday
- Fall Break - No Traditional Undergraduate Classes
- November 1, Friday
- Last Day to Drop a Regular Semester Class
- November 27, Wednesday | Thanksgiving Vacation Begins
- No traditional undergraduate classes meet that start after 4:00 p.m. CST
- November 28, Thursday | Thanksgiving Day
- No Classes
- November 29, Friday | Thanksgiving Break Continues
- No Classes
- December 2, Monday
- Classes Resume (A full day of classes)
- December 14, Saturday
- Baccalaureate (10:00 a.m.) - Chapel of Christ Triumphant (Mequon)
- Commencement (1:30 p.m.) - R. John Buuck Field House (Mequon)
Winterim 2019
- January 6, Monday | Winterim Begins
- Classes Resume
- January 24, Friday
- Winterim Examinations
Semester II (Spring 2020)
- January 13, Monday
- Pharmacy Classes Begin (Mequon)
- January 27, Monday
- Second Semester Begins for Traditional Undergraduates (A full day of classes)
- February 7, Friday
- Last Day to Add a Regular Semester Class
- March 9-13, Pharmacy Spring Recess (Mequon)
- March 16-20, Spring Recess - Traditional Undergraduates
- April 3, Friday
- Last Day to Drop a Regular Semester Class
- April 9, Thursday | Easter Break Begins
- No classes meet that start after 4:00 p.m. CST
- April 10, Friday | Good Friday
- No Classes
- April 12, Sunday | Easter
- April 13, Monday
- Classes Resume at 4:00 p.m. CST
- May 11-15, Monday-Friday
- Final Examinations
- May 15, Friday
- Graduate Commencement (6:00 p.m. - Mequon)
Doctorates and Masters ONLY - R. John Buuck Field House
- Graduate Commencement (6:00 p.m. - Mequon)
- May 16, Saturday
- Baccalaureate (10:00 a.m. - Mequon) - Chapel of Christ Triumphant
- Undergraduate Commencement (1:30 p.m. - Mequon)
Bachelors and Associates ONLY - R. John Buuck Field House
- May 17, Sunday
- Baccalaureate (11:00 a.m. – Ann Arbor) – Chapel of the Holy Trinity
- Undergraduate Commencement (2:00 p.m. - Ann Arbor) – Field House
Summer 2020
- May 18, Monday
- Summer School - Session 1 Classes Begin
- May 25, Monday | Memorial Day
- No Classes
- June 5, Friday
- Last Day of 3 Week Session 1 Classes
- June 8, Monday
- Summer School - Session 2 Classes Begin
- June 26, Friday
- Last Day of 6 Week Session 1 Classes
- Last Day of 3 Week Session 2 Classes
- July 3, Friday | Independence Day Observed
- Most Classes Will Not Meet
- July 17, Friday
- Last Day of 6 Week Session 2 Classes
Programs that follow a non-traditional calendar
- All adult accelerated programs
- BSN completion program
- Counseling
- Graduate education programs
- Graduate nursing programs
- MBA
- RN-BSN-MSN
- SPA
2017 - 2018 Non-Traditional Academic Calendar
Fall 2017 - Six Week
- E mini term November 6th – December 31st
- (December 17 – January 1 all centers on break – no classes offered)
Fall 2017 - Eight Week
- H mini term October 23rd – December 31st
- (December 17 – January 1 all centers on break – no classes offered)
Spring 2018 - Six Week
- A mini term January 1st – February 10th
- (Center classes begin on January 2nd)
- B mini term February 12th – March 31st
- (March25 – March 31 all centers on break – no classes offered)
- D mini term April 2nd – May 12th
- E mini term May 14th – June 30th
- (June 24 – June 30 all centers on break – no classes offered)
Spring 2018 - Eight Week
- F mini term January 1st – February 24th
- (Center classes begin on January 2nd)
- G mini term February 26th – April 28th
- (March25 – March 31 all centers on break – no classes offered – 4 wks/4 wks)
- H mini term April 30th – June 30th
- (June 24 – June 30 all centers on break – no classes offered)
2018 - 2019 Non-Traditional Academic Calendar
Fall 2018 - Six Week
- A mini term July 1st – August 11th
- B mini term August 13th – September 22nd
- D mini term September 24th – November 3rd
- E mini term November 5th – December 31st
- (December 17 – December 31 all centers on break – no classes offered)
Fall 2018 - Eight Week
- F mini term July 1st – August 25th
- G mini term August 27th – October 20th
- H mini term October 22nd – December 31st
- (December 17 – December 31 all centers on break – no classes offered)
Spring 2019 - Six Week
- A mini term January 1st – February 9th
- (Classes begin January 2nd)
- B mini term February 11th – March 23rd
- D mini term March 25th – May 11th
- (April 22 – April 26 all centers on break – no classes offered, Easter April 21)
- E mini term May 13th – June 30th
- (June 24 – June 28 all centers on break – no classes offered)
Spring 2019 - Eight Week
- F mini term January 1st – February 25rd
- (Classes begin January 2nd)
- G mini term February 25th – April 27th
- (April 22 – April 26 all centers on break – no classes offered, Easter April 21)
- H mini term April 29th – June 30th
- (June 24 – June 28 all centers on break – no classes offered)
2019 - 2020 Non-Traditional Academic Calendar
Fall 2019 - Six Week
- A mini term July 1st – August 10th
- B mini term August 12th – September 28th
- (September 23 – September 29 all centers on break – no classes offered)
- D mini term September 30th – November 9th
- E mini term November 11th – December 31st
- (December 23 – December 31 all centers on break – no classes offered)
Fall 2019 - Eight Week
- F mini term July 1st – August 24th
- G mini term August 26th – October 26th
- (September 23 – September 29 all centers on break – no classes offered)
- H mini term October 28th – December 31st
- (December 23 – December 31 all centers on break – no classes offered)
Spring 2020 - Six Week
- A mini term January 1st – February 15th
- (January 1 – January 5 all centers on break – no classes offered, classes begin January 6)
- B mini term February 17th – March 28th
- D mini term March 30th – May 16th
- (April 13 – April 18 all centers on break – no classes offered, Easter April 12)
- E mini term May 18th – June 30th
- (June 29 – July 4 all centers on break – no classes offered)
Spring 2020 - Eight Week
- F mini term January 1st – February 29th
- (January 1 – January 5 all centers on break – no classes offered, classes begin January 6)
- G mini term March 2nd – May 2nd
- (April 13 – April 18 all centers on break – no classes offered, Easter April 12)
- H mini term May 4st – June 30th
- (June 29 – July 4 all centers on break – no classes offered)